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Meaning of "false colours" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALSE COLOURS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALSE COLOURS

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
False colours is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALSE COLOURS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

false colours

False flag

False flag describes covert military or paramilitary operations designed to deceive in such a way that the operations appear as though they are being carried out by entities, groups or nations other than those who actually planned and executed them. Operations carried during peace-time by civilian organizations, as well as covert government agencies, may by extension be called false flag operations if they seek to hide the real organization behind an operation. Geraint Hughes uses the term to refer to those acts carried out by "military or security force personnel, which are then blamed on terrorists." In its most modern usage, the term may also refer to those events which governments are cognizant of and able to stop but choose to allow to happen, as a strategy to entangle or prepare the nation for war. Furthermore, the term "false flag terrorism" may even be used in those instances when violence is carried out by groups or organizations which, whether they know it or not, are being supported or controlled by the "victim" nation.

Definition of false colours in the English dictionary

The definition of false colours in the dictionary is a flag to which one is not entitled, flown esp in order to deceive. Other definition of false colours is an assumed or misleading name or guise.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALSE COLOURS

false acacia
false alarm
false ankylosis
False Bay
false bedding
false beginner
false bulrush
false cirrus
false colour
false dawn
false diamond
false economy
false friend
false fruit
false gavial
false goldenrod
false imprisonment
false joint
false keel
false memory syndrome

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALSE COLOURS

after-hours
business hours
colours
concours
contours
favours
flying colours
honours
hours
of ours
of yours
office hours
opening hours
ours
racing colours
the small hours
Tours
velours
watercolours
yours

Synonyms and antonyms of false colours in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «false colours» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSE COLOURS

Find out the translation of false colours to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of false colours from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «false colours» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

colores falsos
570 millions of speakers

English

false colours
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झूठी रंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ألوان غير حقيقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ложные цвета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cores falsas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা রং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fausses couleurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warna palsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Falschfarben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偽色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거짓 색상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Werna palsu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu sắc sai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான நிறங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटे रंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sahte renkler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falsi colori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fałszywe kolory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

помилкові кольори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

culori false
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψευδή χρώματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valse kleure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falsk flagg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falske farger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of false colours

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE COLOURS»

The term «false colours» is normally little used and occupies the 149.452 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of false colours
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE COLOURS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «false colours» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «false colours» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about false colours

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSE COLOURS»

Discover the use of false colours in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to false colours and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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False Colours
"Reading Georgette Heyer is the next best thing to reading Jane Austen.
Georgette Heyer, 2008
2
Under False Colours
Captain Nathaniel Drinkwater works undercover to fool a French spy and drive a wedge between Napoleon and Czar Alexander
Richard Woodman, 1999
3
Polarized Light in Animal Vision: Polarization Patterns in ...
33.2.2 Polarization-Induced False Colours Perceived by a Weakly Polarization- Sensitive Retina — > Colour Fig. 33.2 shows the reflection-polarizational characteristics of the red flower petals and green leaves of Campsis radicans ( trumpet ...
Gábor Horváth, Dezsö Varju, 2004
4
Under False Colours New Edition
This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world.
Sarah Doudney, 2011
5
The Reverse of the Medal (Vol. Book 11) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Pearce had nothing to say about false colours in war, except that to plain men, to straightforward city merchants, false colours had an ugly sound - the immortal Nelson did not bear down on the enemy at Trafalgar under false colours, ...
Patrick O'Brian, 2011
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Nunnery Tales; Or Cruising Under False Colours
First published in the Netherlands by 1890s booklegger August Brancart, Nunnery Tales is the story of a young woman who accompanies her mother to the Convent of St. Claire.
Anonymous, 2005
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The complete dictionary of arts and sciences: in which the ...
... or fading colours might be rendered lasting by mixing it with a permanent one : the dyers are also of this opinion. But it is nevertheless an erroneous one; for repeated experiments have proved, that one of these false colours fades as soon  ...
Temple Henry Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clark, 1764
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The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. In which the ...
But it is nevertheless an erroneous one; for repeated experiments have proved, that one of these false colours fades as soon, when it is mixed with a standing or lasting colour, as when it is used alone. There are but few colours on which this ...
Temple Henry Croker, Samuel Clark, Thomas Williams, 1766
9
100 of the Most Shocking Reviews False Colours
In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "False Colours.
Ethan Syers, 2013
10
Traité de L'amour de Dieu
" The Treatise is divided into twelve books. The first four books explain the nature of the human soul and provide the history of divine love.
Saint Francis (de Sales), 1942

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSE COLOURS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term false colours is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Maid With Four Daughters
... too much to bear, at times, with a mind that is too sober to process the heartaches and hence the false colours of drugs are eagerly sought. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
Fujifilm X-T10 sample image gallery
Its unique, random colour filter array reduces moiré and false colours without having to use an optical low pass filter. The elimination of the low ... «Amateur Photographer, Jul 15»
3
This photo shows the sun's power in exquisite detail
But these false colours serve an important purpose: The magnetic field of the sunspot in blue has an opposite charge from the sunspot in yellow ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
4
Fujifilm X-T10 Features New AF System
Its unique, random colour filter array reduces moiré and false colours without having to use an optical low pass filter. The elimination of the low ... «ePHOTOzine, May 15»
5
Ceres - A world full of mysteries
In this mosaic, they are depicted in false colours. (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA) (click on image to enlarge). Dawn is thus the ... «Nanowerk, Apr 15»
6
Mining company defends new Pooncarie plans
"We're being totally ignored and if this is the start of a new Government it's been re-elected under false colours I say." He says the NSW ... «ABC Local, Apr 15»
7
Mystery of Ceres' bright spots grows
The map uses false colours to tease out subtle differences on the otherwise dark surface of Ceres. “This is the first idea of what the surface ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Mystery of Ceres's Bright Spots Grows
The map uses false colours to tease out slight differences on the otherwise dark surface of Ceres. “This is the first idea of what the surface looks ... «Scientific American, Apr 15»
9
Historian Chris Maxworthy discovers the pirates who operated from …
To steal the ships, the British vessels would often approach under false colours to allow them to sneak up. Often their prey would also be flying ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
10
In Paris, food for thought at Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen and …
There was still something interesting in it, though, in the patently false colours, like television sit-com housewives with the colour saturation ... «The Independent, Mar 15»

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